Role Summary
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Cloud Migration Engineer who will be the primary technical executor for this migration. This is not a strategy-only role the right candidate will be keyboard-deep in Zerto deployments, EC2 right-sizing, security group con gurations, network validation, and cutover execution. You will work directly alongside the Customer application, cloud and infrastructure teams, the Oracle Partner, Oracle team, and the Trace3 project leadership to plan, size, design, con gure, migrate, validate, and stabilize the environment in AWS.
Key Responsibilities
Discovery & Planning
Validate and reconcile connection profiles from ModelizeIT against actual runtime
tra ic to ensure security groups are correctly scoped
Assess EC2 instance right-sizing using AWS Application Discovery Service or
equivalent tooling based on current VM performance data
Migration Execution
Configure replication jobs, target blueprints (VPC, subnets, security groups, NACLs,
EBS volumes), and launch templates for each server
Execute test launches and production cutovers with documented rollback
procedures
Coordinate the migration sequencing of app servers, custom API hosts and other
custom Windows-based workloads as separate migration waves
Work with Oracle Partner on Oracle DB cutover coordination to ensure app-todatabase
proximity is maintained post-migration
Networking & Connectivity
Validate connectivity between AWS us-east-1 and on-premises Aberdeen/Las Vegas
warehouses.
Ensure TCP/MHE endpoint reachability from AWS-hosted Manhattan app servers to
on-premises systems that remain locally hosted
Update and validate all hardcoded IP addresses, hostnames, and connection
strings in application configuration files post-migration
Validate RF scanner, label printer, and warehouse floor device connectivity to
migrated app servers
Security & Compliance
Consult on AWS security group rules, and IAM policies aligned to least-privilege principles
Ensure RHEL 7.9 Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) licensing is properly registered in AWS (BYOL model through June 2028)
Integrate AWS CloudWatch, Splunk, New Relic, and others for monitoring and alerting on EC2, storage, and network health post-migration
Cutover & Stabilization
Lead cutover runbook creation and rehearsal, including rollback plans for each wave
Coordinate with Customer s WMS operations team to schedule cutover windows that avoid peak warehouse operations
Support post-cutover hyper-care period, resolving connectivity, performance, and integration issues
Required Quali cations
7+ years of hands-on infrastructure/cloud engineering experience
3+ years executing AWS migrations, speci cally VMware-to-EC2 lift-and-shift projects
Demonstrated experience with AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) or Zerto for VM replication and cutover
Strong Linux administration skills RHEL 6/7/8, systemd, networking, storage including post-migration OS cleanup (VMware Tools removal, network driver replacement)
Deep understanding of AWS networking VPC design, subnets, security groups, route tables, VPN/Direct Connect.
Experience building and managing AWS IAM roles, policies, and instance pro les
Pro ciency with AWS CloudWatch, Splunk, and New Relic for monitoring, log aggregation, and alerting
Experience with Oracle database environments suficient to coordinate with a DBA team on connectivity, listener con guration, and post-migration validation
Ability to read and interpret application con guration les and connection strings across Java/JBoss-based middleware stacks
Strong documentation & communication skills runbooks, cutover plans, architecture diagrams, post-migration validation checklists
Preferred Quali cations
AWS Certi ed Solutions Architect Professional or AWS Certi ed SysOps Administrator
Experience with Zerto speci cally for RHEL-to-AWS migrations (con rmed compatible with RHEL 7.9)
Familiarity with JBoss/WildFly application server con guration and startup validation
Exposure to warehouse management systems or industrial/logistics application environments
Experience with MuleSoft or REST API integration layer re-pointing post-migration
Familiarity with Rubrik or similar backup platforms for post-migration backup recon guration
Experience coordinating with third-party application vendors during infrastructure migrations
Proven experience across multiple AWS migration strategy types including Rehost (lift-and-shift), Replatform (lift-tinker-and-shift), and Refactor/Re-architect approaches. The candidate should be able to articulate the trade-ofs between strategies, have hands-on delivery experience with at least two of the three, and be capable of advising stakeholders when a workload warrants a different strategy than originally scoped. Familiarity with AWS's 7 R framework is expected.
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- Dice Id: cxbcsi
- Position Id: Job44323
- Posted 4 hours ago
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